Peru, western South America is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Peru's main economic activities include agriculture, fishing, mining, and manufacturing of products such as textiles and the Peruvian population, estimated at 28 million, is multiethnic, including Amerindians, Europeans, Africans and Asians. Peru covers 1,285,220 km² making it approximately two-thirds the size of Mexico. It neighbors Ecuador and Colombia to the north, Brazil to the east, Bolivia to the southeast, Chile to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.
